Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

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  AP IMPACT: CEO pay chugs up in '07 despite economy AP - 2 hours, 1 minute ago

  NEW YORK - As the American economy slowed to a crawl and stockholders watched their money evaporate, CEO pay still chugged to yet more dizzying heights last year, an Associated Press analysis shows.

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  FCC chief recommends OK of satellite radio deal AP - 1 hour, 20 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is recommending approval of the $5 billion merger between the nation's two satellite radio broadcasters in exchange for concessions that include turning over 24 channels to noncommercial and minority programming, The Associated Press has learned.

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  Marvel 'Hulks' out with $54.5M opening weekend AP - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - "The Incredible Hulk" was a box-office bruiser, yanking in $54.5 million over opening weekend and laying to rest the stigma of his unappreciated big-screen adventure five years ago.

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  Woods forces playoff with Mediate at US Open AP - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago

  SAN DIEGO - Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate will compete in an 18-hole playoff today for the U.S. Open championship. Down to his last stroke yesterdayWoods rapped a 12-foot birdie putt that bumped along toward the hole and swirled into the back corner of the cup without an inch to spare.

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  Lakers still alive, beat Celtics 103-98 in Game 5 AP - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - Pack up the championship trophy and book a flight back to Boston, the NBA finals aren't over yet.

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  Bush wins European backing over Iran sanctions Reuters - 31 minutes ago

  LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush won strong backing from Europe on Monday to tighten sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.

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  Karzai threat seen as pressure tactic in Pakistan Reuters - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai's threat of a cross-border pursuit of militants is more of a tactic to build pressure on Pakistan than a signal of real intent, analysts said on Monday.

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  AIG replaces CEO Sullivan amid subprime woes Reuters - 37 minutes ago

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The world's biggest insurer, American International Group Inc, replaced CEO Martin Sullivan on Sunday after it suffered two quarters of record losses from risky mortgage bets and its share price more than halved over the past year.

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  Quake-hit China now menaced by floods and landslides Reuters - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

  BEIJING (Reuters) - Floods triggered by torrential rains have killed dozens of people across China, as officials struggle to move thousands of victims last month's earthquake to escape the threat of rain-triggered landslides.

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  Gaza journalists demand Israel answer over killing Reuters - 6 minutes ago

  GAZA (Reuters) - Journalists in the Gaza Strip held a symbolic work stoppage on Monday as part of a protest to demand that Israel explain why its troops killed a Reuters cameraman in the Palestinian enclave two months ago to the day.

• Charges may come against ex-Bear Stearns execs: report Reuters - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors are preparing to file criminal charges against managers of two Bear Stearns hedge funds whose collapse helped kick off the credit crisis last year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

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  Israel brushes aside pressure over statehood deal Reuters - 50 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel sought on Monday to lower U.S. expectations for any deal with the Palestinians this year, brushing aside pressure over settlements and calling for decisions on Jerusalem's future to be deferred.

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  Japan quake death toll rises to 10 as search goes on Reuters - Mon Jun 16, 4:02 AM ET

  TOKYO (Reuters) - The death toll in a powerful earthquake that hit northern Japan at the weekend rose to 10 on Monday as troops and rescue workers searched for survivors in the remote, mountainous area worst hit by the tremor.

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  Bush, Brown in united front on Iran, Afghanistan AFP - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday announced new troops for Afghanistan and tougher sanctions on Iran, delighting visiting US President George W. Bush.

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  Thousands evacuated as rains lash China quake region AFP - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago

  BEIJING (AFP) - Tens of thousands of victims of China's earthquake were evacuated Monday as torrential rain lashed the region, triggering flood warnings on major rivers including the Yangtze and the Pearl.

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  Rice visits Lebanon to bolster new president AFP - 34 minutes ago

  BEIRUT (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Lebanon on Monday to bolster the troubled country's new president, as rival political leaders still struggle to form a new government.

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  EU ministers see no quick-fix after Irish reject treaty AFP - 55 minutes ago

  LUXEMBOURG, June 16, 2008 (AFP) - EU foreign ministers, sifting through the wreckage of the bloc's Lisbon Treaty, admitted on Monday there are no quick fixes after its rejection by Irish voters plunged the bloc into crisis.

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  Climate change threatens reef fish AFP - Mon Jun 16, 5:36 AM ET

  SYDNEY (AFP) - Climate change threatens to devastate coral reef fish populations and increase the likelihood of fishery collapses, Australian researchers warned Monday.

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  Hit by losses, AIG replaces CEO AFP - Mon Jun 16, 5:44 AM ET

  NEW YORK, June 16, 2008 (AFP) - American International Group (AIG), the world's largest insurer, has sacked chief executive Martin Sullivan after a bumpy three-year tenure which saw record losses and plummeting share prices.

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  Oil price drops on Saudi pledge to hike output AFP - 2 hours, 53 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - Oil crude futures fell on Monday to stand slightly above 134 dollars after the UN chief said top OPEC crude producer Saudi Arabia had agreed to increase output to help cool record high prices.

Most Popular Top Stories

• Petrol pricey? Japanese invent car that runs on water Reuters - Fri Jun 13, 5:44 AM ET

  TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Tired of petrol prices rising daily at the pump? A Japanese company has invented an electric-powered, and environmentally friendly, car that it says runs solely on water.

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  Chinese eatery in Baghdad defies violence AFP - Sun Jun 15, 2:44 AM ET

  BAGHDAD (AFP) - Despite a bomb blast that rattled windows and sent a panicked co-worker scurrying back to China, Baghdad's sole Chinese restaurant has defied the odds to keep its doors open.

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  Japan quake death toll 9, searchers dig through rubble Reuters - Sun Jun 15, 5:18 AM ET

  KURIHARA, Japan (Reuters) - Rescue workers searched on Sunday for 11 people still missing after a powerful earthquake rocked rural areas of northern Japan, killing at least nine and injuring more than 200.